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Sunrise Yoga
The southern gate of the ghats: dawn aarti and sunrise yoga, smoothie-and-kirtan cafes for long-stayers, BHU students. Calmer than the centre and the natural start of a riverfront walk.
The southern gate of the ghats: at Assi the river still breathes freely, with yoga at dawn, BHU students arguing in cafes by day and an intimate aarti of its own at dusk. The right place to start a morning boat and to come home to: quieter guesthouses, wider lanes, and the main stage a half-hour riverfront walk away.
Who it suits
cafes and yoga riverside stays southern sunsets
Staying here
Yes, the base for longer stays: guesthouses, cafes, calmer than the centre.
In the evening
Its own sunset aarti, more intimate than the main one; cafes run into the evening.
Getting there
Rickshaw to Assi, then the riverfront on foot
What to see
Where to eat
Shopping
Where to stay
Other areas of Varanasi
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